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1) Government of India slashes basic duty on crude palm oil, crude soybean oil and crude sunflower oil from 2.5% to nil.
A) Prices of Cooking oil have been increasing continuously since the past one year.
B) The Agri cess has been brought down from 20% to 7.5% for crude palm oil.
2) PM Modi unveils a 12 foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath.
A) Acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in 9th century.
B) Adi Shankara is said to have been born in Kalady Village on the bank of river Periyar.
3) Delhi cabinet approves a budget of Rs 1544 crores for improving health systems in UT.
A) It has been approved under Emergency Covid Response Package.
B) The budget will be used to enhance testing and labs and to procure supplies.
4) India is set to host a Security dialogue on Afghanistan.
A) Russia, Iran and all other central Asian countries have confirmed their participation in the dialogue.
B) Invitation for the dialogue has been extended to China and Pakistan too.
5) Government of India Issues Draft Mediation Bill for Public consultation.
A) Bill proposes pre litigation mediation and safeguards the interest of litigants to approach competent adjudicatory forums and courts.
B) It also provides for the establishment of the Mediation Council of India.
6) Tamil Nadu government set up the first ever Special Purpose Vehicle to manage natural conservation missions in the state.
A) It is being dubbed as Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company.
B) This was created after PM Modi committed for India to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070.
7) Gujarati new year also known as Bestu Varas observed on November 5.
A) Day is observed on Pratipada Tithi of Karthik month of Hindu calendar.
B) Shukla Paksha marks the beginning of Gujarati New Year.
